Welcome

Summon 2.0 is a new, streamlined, modern search interface with new and enhanced features that provide layers of contextual guidance. Beyond what is available in Summon 1.0, it presents a more compelling starting place for researchers, offer more opportunities for librarians to connect with users, and empower librarians to directly impact the discovery experience.

Summon 2.0 provides an interface that is not only optimized for academic research but that is familiar, easy and compelling to use.

The left-side pane Facet pane (#1 below) for refining search results, including the Discipline facet as a default Facet and the ability to select multiple facets at one time.

Access and review the dedicated preview site for your libraryEach library has a Summon 2.0 preview environment that is configured with their holdings information and customizations. A library can access the dedicated preview site for their library at http://yourlibrary.preview.summon.serialssolutions.com, where "yourlibrary" is the same as the URL prefix of your current Summon site.

Enabling Summon 2.0To enable Summon 2.0 for your institution, please contact us menu at the top of this page. The support team will activate the new user interface within 1-3 days. More opt-in information is in the Common Questions about Summon 2.0.

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Training

There are several documents and webinars that you can take advantage of to learn more about Summon 2.0 and how to transition to it. We encourage you to take advantage of each resource and contact us with any questions you may have.